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IPv6 Stockpiling: A Trojan Horse in Our Midst?

IPv6 Stockpiling: A Trojan Horse in Our Midst?

Marco Schmidt

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The current combination of RIPE policies and rules for RIPE NCC membership enable IPv6 stockpiling. And what might sound like an unlikely activity is not only happening, but is actually on the rise. Here we look at the trends and some of the potential consequences and ask where we go from here.

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Refreshing the RIPE Meeting Websites

Refreshing the RIPE Meeting Websites

Phillip Oldham

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The RIPE NCC Web Services team is embarking on an exciting new project to transition future RIPE Meeting sites to a new platform. Here, we cover more details and ask for input from the community.

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Reducing the RIPE NCC's Data Centre Footprint

Reducing the RIPE NCC's Data Centre Footprint

Felipe Victolla Silveira

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RIPE Atlas and Routing Information Service (RIS) are highly valued services provided by the RIPE NCC to our members and overall community. Due to the very large amounts of data we collect and store, it is imperative that these services are built on a cost-effective platform, allowing us to provide …

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Retiring ns.ripe.net

Retiring ns.ripe.net

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Since 1992, the RIPE NCC has been the only Regional Internet Registry to offer a secondary DNS server to its members, called ns.ripe.net. LIRs with a /16-sized IPv4 allocation or a /32-sized IPv6 allocation have been able to use this service to ensure the stability of the DNS service for these larg…

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What Is NIS2 and Why Is It Important?

What Is NIS2 and Why Is It Important?

Fredrik Lindeberg

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With NIS2 soon coming into force, Fredrik Lindeberg looks at the key points of the new directive, the relationship between process and operational security and what actions you should take now.

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Advancing Internet Technologies in South East Europe

Advancing Internet Technologies in South East Europe

Qasim Lone

13 min read

On 22-23 April, the South East Europe Internet community will come together in Athens, Greece, to explore trends in the adoption of Internet technologies across the region. In preparation for the discussions to take place, we’ve been examining changes in key Internet tech, such as IPv6 and RPKI.

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Enhancing the Security of RIPE NCC Access - Recent and Upcoming Changes

Enhancing the Security of RIPE NCC Access - Recent and Upcoming Changes

Felipe Victolla Silveira

4 min read

Over the past few months, the RIPE NCC has been working on enhancing the security of RIPE NCC Access, the Single Sign-On (SSO) system for accessing our key services. In this article, I explain the recent enhancements we've implemented and provide an overview of forthcoming developments you can anti…

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Criteria for the Accreditation of Regional Internet Registries

Criteria for the Accreditation of Regional Internet Registries

Athina Fragkouli

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ICP-2 - a document spelling out criteria for the establishment of new RIRs - was published all the way back in 2001. And while the requirements it lays out remain applicable to all RIRs, more recent events have revealed missing pieces that it's up to the community to fill in.

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Enhancing Email Delivery at the RIPE NCC

Enhancing Email Delivery at the RIPE NCC

Fergal Cunningham

11 min read

New requirements for bulk email senders are changing the way we do email. In this article, we give an update on what those changes look like and how we'll be implementing them.

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Improving RIR Alignment in the RPKI Space

Improving RIR Alignment in the RPKI Space

Sofía Silva Berenguer

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The NRO are working toward a robust, coordinated, and secure RPKI service.

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